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A collection of articles reporting on possible links between certain factors and heart attacks do not show “you can’t do anything without risking a heart attack”. Read
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A video on Instagram falsely claims that microwave ovens destroy all the nutritional value in food and turn it into a “toxin”. Read
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There’s no evidence the vaccines affect fertility. Read
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Certain measures of male fertility in sperm donors was found to temporarily drop between 2.5 and five months after vaccination. Read
Claims that cases of sudden, unexpected deaths are actually the result of Covid-19 vaccines are unevidenced. Nor is there currently any evidence that these deaths have become more common in the UK. Read
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An Instagram post claiming that “the unvaccinated aren’t dying” is not correct. Sadly, unvaccinated people are still dying from Covid-19 and other causes. Read
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A Facebook post claiming that 99% of cancers are caused by parabens found in cosmetics is not true. Read
A segment of a 1970s short film warning about the dangers of playing near electrical substations has not been banned. Read
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Possible links between some nutrients and ADHD have been studied, but there’s no evidence they reverse it. Read
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Funding the NHS for years would cost far more than the total amount spent—let alone “wasted”—on PPE and Test and Trace during the pandemic. Read
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